Is the search for a hypothetical ninth planet in our solar system nearly over?

Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over? | 5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain | How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it? Created for {EMAIL} | [Web Version]( June 17, 2024 CONNECT WITH LIVESCIENCE  [Facebook]( [X](  [LIVESCIENCE]( Amazing science every day [SIGN UP]( ⋅ [WEBSITE](   Top Science News [] [Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?]( (Nicholas Forder for Live Science) [Planet Nine: Is the search for this elusive world nearly over?]( Deep in the outer reaches of the [solar system]( — so far away from the known planets that the sun would barely be distinguishable from a nearby star — a massive, icy world may be lurking in the shadows, waiting to be discovered by humanity. And the day that we finally find this elusive planet may be coming soon, thanks to a state-of-the-art telescope that will begin scanning the sky next year. With the opening of the groundbreaking [Vera C. Rubin Observatory]( in 2025, we may either finally find [Planet Nine]( within the next few years — or rule out the idea for good. [Read More]( [] - [5 space discoveries that scientists are struggling to explain]( [] - [How long would it take to reach Planet 9, if we ever find it?]( [] - [8 strange objects that could be hiding in the outer solar system]( [] History & Archaeology [] [Gilgamesh flood tablet: A 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's Ark]( (World History Archive via Alamy) [Gilgamesh flood tablet: A 2,600-year-old text that's eerily similar to the story of Noah's Ark]( The baked clay tablet tells the tale of an epic flood. [Read More]( [] Astronomy & Astrophysics [] [Solar storm slams Mars in eerie new NASA footage]( (NASA/JPL-Caltech) [Solar storm slams Mars in eerie new NASA footage]( A powerful solar storm in May 2024 created auroras on Mars and provided scientists with crucial information that could aid future crewed missions to the Red Planet. [Read More]( [] Health [] [Scientists inserted a window in a man's skull to read his brain with ultrasound]( (Caltech and University of Southern California) [Scientists inserted a window in a man's skull to read his brain with ultrasound]( New research shows it's possible to use ultrasound waves to monitor activity in the human brain. [Read More]( [] Animals [] [Florida shark attacks caused by heat, not scary orcas, experts say]( (Julian Gunther via Getty Images) [Florida shark attacks caused by heat, not scary orcas, experts say]( People had linked recent shark attacks in the Florida panhandle to orca activity in the Gulf. But a combination of dry weather and heat was the real driving force. [Read More]( [] Daily Quiz [] Why does the sun make people sneeze? (Learn the answer [here](.) [Vote]( [It's a rare genetic trait]( [Vote]( [It's a dominant genetic trait]( [Vote]( [Sunlight irritates your tongue]( [Vote]( [Sunlight irritates nose hair](   [Sign Up]( | [Update Profile]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Privacy Policy]( | [Cookies Policy]( | [Terms and Conditions]( CONTACT US: [FEEDBACK](mailto:livescience@smartbrief.com) | [ADVERTISE]( [Future]( Future US LLC © Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, New York, NY, 10036